Largest building in the shape of a chicken, world record in Philippines

September 4, 2025

Campuestohan Highland Resort in Negros Occidental, Philippines--Located atop the hills of Campuestohan Highland Resort on the island of Negros Occidental, a towering six-story building in the shape of a rooster, called "Manok ni Cano", stands nearly 35 meters (over 114 feet) tall and has 15 rooms and sets the world record for being the Largest building in the shape of a chicken, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

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"The towering six-story building stands nearly 35 meters (over 114 feet) tall and has 15 rooms, all equipped with air-conditioning. The rooms don’t have windows, though – they’d ruin the effect of the chicken’s feathers," the CNN reports.

"Located atop the hills of Campuestohan Highland Resort on the island of Negros Occidental, the new landmark was officially given the Guinness World Record title for being the largest building in the shape of a chicken on September 8.

"It’s a bit of a journey to get to the giant rooster. Travelers can start their trip by taking a domestic flight from Manila or Cebu to the Bacolod-Silay International Airport in Negros Occidental, one of the over 7,000 islands of the archipelagic country. From the airport, it’s about a 17-mile drive across farmland and an uphill ascent."

"The largest building shaped like a chicken is a rooster-shaped hotel called "Manok ni Cano" located at the Campuestohan Highland Resort in Negros Occidental, Philippines," the AI Overview says.

"Officially recognized by Guinness World Records in September 2024, the structure measures 34.931 m (114 ft 7 in) in height and features 15 windowless hotel rooms."

"The largest building in the shape of a chicken measures 34.931 m (114 ft 7 in) in height, 12.127 m (39 ft 9 in) in width and 28.172 m (92 ft 5 in) in length and was achieved by Ricardo Cano Gwapo Tan (Philippines) at Campuestohan Highland Resort in Negros Occidental, Philippines as verified on 8 September 2024," the Guinness World Records says.

"The building depicts a rooster and is a hotel within the Campuestohan Highland Resort."

"Campuestohan covers an area of 11 hectares (27 acres). It is noted for its Dinosaurs Park which features moving and stationary models of dinosaurs. It also have a water park which includes wave pools, foam bath as well as a sky bike and zip lines.

"The Manok ni Cano Gwapo is recognized by Guinness World Records as the "tallest building in the shape of a chicken" at the time of its inauguration.

"The resort is recognized as one of the top destinations in the Western Visayas region (Talisay is now part of the Negros Island Region since 2024) in the Pagdayaw 2023 by the Department of Tourism." (Wikipedia)

"In the Philippines, a new 114-foot hotel shaped like a rooster recently opened its doors, dwarfing the iconic avian structure built by duck farmer Martin Maurer in Flanders, New York, that Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown loved to write about.

"The gargantuan rooster-hotel is sited in Talisay City at Campuestohan Highland Resort, perched above the central mountainous province of Negros Occidental. It was ideated by the resort’s owner, Ricardo Tan. Today, locals colloquially refer to the hotel as “Handsome Cano’s Chicken,” Gabrielle Andres reported in The Straight Times," The Architect's Newspaper reports.

"In total, Tan’s creation has 15 rooms that can accommodate solo travelers or families. It also has a wave pool, a restaurant, a cafe, three swimming pools, bonita huts, and “hundreds of dinosaurs and cartoon figures.” So as to maintain the rooster’s aesthetic integrity, the rooms don’t have windows."

"Well, guests who CHICK into the Campuestohan Highland Resort in the Philippines, can stay in the world's largest building shaped like a chicken!" the BBC reports.

"At almost 35 meters tall, the rooster building has 15 rooms to choose from. And it's worth noting that none of the rooms have windows so as not to spoil the chicken's 'feather' exterior.

"We have high EGG-spectations for this hotel, but there are some very weird and wonderful places to stay around the world."

"Measuring 34.931m in height, 12.127m in width and 28.172m in length, the giant chicken hotel has been built to withstand the mountainous municipality’s storms and typhoons," The Independent reports.

"Guinness World Records officially declared the Campuestohan Highland Resort’s newest structure the “largest building in the shape of a chicken.“

"Inside the big bird are 15 windowless hotel rooms featuring “comfortable beds”, TVs and showers, with rates starting at around £60 a night for travellers keen to get cooped up with a chick flick."

"A hotel in the Philippines that stands 114 feet, 7 inches tall was awarded a Guinness World record for the largest building in the shape of a chicken. Campuestohan Highland Resort, located in Negros Occidental, unveiled its new rooster-shaped building, which features 15 air-conditioned hotel rooms," the UPI reports.

""Negros Occidental has a gamefowl industry that employs millions of people in the Philippines. If you look at a rooster, it looks calm and commanding, imposing and strong which reflects the attitude of our people," he said."

"Declared as the “largest building in the shape of a chicken” by the Guinness World Records, the “Manok ni Cano Gwapo” inside the Campuestohan Highland Resort in Barangay Cabatangan, Talisay City, Negros Occidental is the newest tourism icon in the province," the Philippine News Agency reports.

"The 115-foot hotel structure, which depicts a rooster, is a nod to the province’s multi-billion game fowl industry, with a number of fighting cock farms located near the resort.

"Geodetic Engineers of the Philippines-Western Visayas president Paolo Segubre and Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers-Negros Occidental president Jessica Puey stood as independent witnesses during the actual measurement of the structure, which took 456 days to finish from June 10, 2023."

"The giant six-storey chicken tower stands at 114 ft and has 15 rooms, all equipped with air-conditioning. There is a catch though, the rooms are windowless as it would ruin the effect of the chicken's feathers," The Sun reports.

"The chicken hotel isn't the only large animal on the resort which boasts several pools and a theme park, it joins a large gorilla hotel and a dinosaur hotel as well.

"The fowl-inspired building is located at the hills of the Campuestohan Highland Resort on the island of Negros Occidental and was recently awarded the Guinness World Record title for being the largest building in the shape of a chicken on September 8."